Logic

Everybody knows all-whites are objectively the best option when the weather is still warm. Take any advantage you can get. It’s also a very sharp look.

That was great. Dion Dawkins and Tre White -- the first two Bills of the McDermott era to get big extensions -- are awesome. Great players, great men, great members of the community, and both absolutely hilarious. It feels good to know that two of the most important non-QB positions in football -- cornerback and left tackle -- are secure for the long term with franchise players. It's the cherry on top that I laugh damn near every time they open their mouths.

Fair enough. As I mentioned to another poster above, it's not the Rams defense stopping the Bills offense that I'm worried about. I think the Bills will score plenty. It's the Bills defense -- particularly if Edmunds and Milano are still out -- stopping the Rams offense that I'm worried about. Tyler Higbee had three touchdowns Sunday. He and Kupp, as I said, should eat against the suddenly porous middle of the Buffalo defense. My "bad matchup" comment comes from the fact that we will be facing a team with a good running game and a great play-action game and a surging tight end and slot receiver at a time when we are missing our two best linebackers. In terms of an opposing offense vs the Bills defense, that's about as bad as matchups get. It will be a shootout. We just have to hope the Bills can score at least one more point than the Rams.

I'm not worried about the Bills scoring on the Rams. I'm worried about the Bills not being able to stop the Rams offense. It will be a shootout, as I said. I mean...I'm gonna pump the brakes a little bit here. Our offense has looked pretty impressive, but it HAS been against two of the worst teams in the league. Even the Dolphins defense, which isn't very good, held the Bills to two consecutive three-and-outs in the third quarter yesterday. Good? Yes. Unstoppable? I think it's too early to say on that one.

Fair enough. When predicting game outcomes, I look at specific matchups. To me, Higbee/Kupp vs Bills defense without Edmunds/Milano (if they miss another game) is a scary matchup. Also, the way to beat the Rams is to limit the run and not be as susceptible to play-action. Their whole passing game seems to be built off of play-action and run game success. If Edmunds and Milano are out, I see the Bills struggling to stop the run and, thus, struggling to contain play-action. Furthermore, we just saw Mike Gesicki tear up our defense. Tyler Higbee is every bit as good as Gesicki. Put a different way: the Bills defense was mostly unable to stop the Dolphins offense. The Rams offense is superior. The Bills just beat the Dolphins by 3 points. The Rams are vastly superior to the Dolphins as a team. I still see something like 10-12 wins for the Bills, I just don't think this will be one of them.

I predict a loss this Sunday. The Bills are good, and I believe they will make the playoffs, but this is not a good matchup. Cooper Kupp and Tyler Higbee are gonna have monster games if Edmunds and Milano aren't back. Aditionally, the Rams have a killer play-action game, which further highlights the linebacker/middle of the field deficiencies the Bills are currently experiencing. If the stadium was packed with Bills fans, it might be a different story. On what is essentially a level playing field, though? I expect a high scoring shootout and a loss for the Bills. Something like 34-27 Rams. It's fine. If you're going to lose, it's always best to lose to NFC opponents. The swing of tough AFC opponents coming up after the Rams game is much more important. Hopefully Milano and Edmunds are back for that.

The thing that encouraged me the most yesterday, by far, is that Allen won entirely as a passer. I believe he had one five-yard run, and that was about it. He won from the pocket, he won from outside the pocket. He won against pressure, he won against 7 and 8 man drops. He threw with touch, he threw with accuracy. Most importantly of all, he won as a passer. It was the first game that I can ever really remember from Allen where a huge part of his production wasn't from running or making crazy Josh Allen Experience plays. He just threw it all over the yard to the tune of 400 and 4. Love it.

I understand the notion, but I disagree that it’s necessary to run more than the Bills currently are. Run PRODUCTION is important, and as you pointed out, they were at over 5 yards a pop yesterday. Run VOLUME matters less to me. As long as they’re producing yards and points, I don’t care how they do it.

So much for Sean McDermott being a "conservative coach who wants to win low scoring defensive struggles". 🙄

Bills won, Allen arrived as a franchise QB, Diggs on pace to have 6,000 yards receiving by December, both my fantasy teams won, the Patriots lost, and the Bills are first place in the AFC East. Not a bad day.

In the top 5 in the league in a few key categories: Yards, Touchdowns, Passer Rating. Top 10 in completion percentage. Not bad.

Yep. Over 70% completion, 700 yards, 6 TDs, no INTs through two weeks. Came up big in the 4th quarter (nothing new for him). On pace to throw 48 TDs. I don't think he'll actually hit that number but...wow. The way he played all game today -- and especially in the 4th quarter -- has convinced me that he's a franchise guy. Scary thing is, I still don't think he's reached his ceiling.

After today's game, I'm ready to say it for the first time: Josh Allen is officially a franchise quarterback. Pick up his option, pay him, buy his jersey in every color, whatever. Franchise.

I'm willing to say something today that, until today's performance, I was not fully convinced of. Josh Allen is officially a franchise quarterback.

I assume it will be QB coach Ken Dorsey.

No we don't.

It's already been said, but I think the heat/humidity played a large role in this. They were rotating the big boys at guard.

Shut your dirty mouth.

Bills 27 Dolphins 21

I feel the Bills are not certain that they have a good backup center on the roster. Once Feliciano returns, they’ll be fine there. In the meantime, cheap veteran insurance policies with starting experience are never a bad thing.

“At first, I really couldn’t believe it,” Darnold told Cimini. “For the last 2½ years, for lack of a better term, he’s been kind of like an older brother to me, showing me the ropes. It’s been fun, man, watching him come to work every day. He works harder than anyone I know. … Jon is an incredible human being, a great leader and a great friend. He understands how much of a business football is. That’s how we both have to look at it, but it does suck.” https://www.google.com/amp/s/jetswire.usatoday.com/2020/09/07/sam-darnold-caught-off-guard-jonotthan-harrison-release-new-york-jets/amp/ Sounds like he’ll fit in quite well in McProcessville.

Awesome. Can never accuse Brandon Beane of not understanding the importance of the offensive line.

And if my aunt had balls she’d be my uncle. The Bills scored just six points in the second half.